Description
September in Burgundy smells of crushed fruit. The pickers move slowly down the rows with their baskets, sunburned and laughing, while the vineyard dog naps in the shade of the tractor. Imagine a winemaker’s daughter, Ombeline, pausing at the end of a row to watch a butterfly land on a heavy cluster of grapes, sipping the sweetness that has leaked from a split skin. She holds still until it flies away, then carries on with her secateurs, smiling.
This box captures that golden harvest moment. A butterfly rests on a generous cluster of grapes, both painted with fine detail and warm, rich color. Lift the top and there is room for an earring or a tiny keepsake, and the roughly two-inch footprint suits a kitchen shelf, a wine cellar ledge or a sideboard beside the decanters. It is a lovely gift for a wine lover, a vineyard owner, a sommelier or anyone celebrating a harvest anniversary, a new home in wine country or a long-awaited trip to France. The grapes are shaded in deep purples and soft greens, each round fruit catching its own gleam of light.
At a glance
- A butterfly resting on a cluster of grapes
- Warm, finely painted detail throughout
- Opens as a little keepsake box
- Roughly 2 x 1.5 x 1.75 inches
- By Rochard
- Painted by hand in Limoges, France
Present it with a good bottle for a pairing that any oenophile will toast.
